| time trends in sport-caught great lakes fish consumption and serum polychlorinated biphenyl levels among michigan anglers, 1973-1993. | polychlorinated biphenyls (pcbs) remain public health concerns because of their persistence in the environment and their potential health impact. we linked data from three mixed cross-sectional/longitudinal surveys of michigan anglers conducted by the michigan department of public health in 1973-1974, 1979-1982, and 1989-1993 to examine the association between sport-caught fish consumption and serum pcbs. the reported weight of fish consumed declined over the three surveys (median 40, 38, and 31 ... | 2001 | 11351711 |
| body burden levels of dioxin, furans, and pcbs among frequent consumers of great lakes sport fish. the great lakes consortium. | dioxins, furans, and polychlorinated biphenyls (pcbs) are toxic, persist in the environment, and bioaccumulate to concentrations that can be harmful to humans. sport anglers may be exposed to these residues via consumption of contaminated great lakes (gl) fish. the health departments of five gl states, wisconsin, michigan, ohio, illinois, and indiana, formed a consortium to study body burden levels of chemical residues in fish consumers of lakes michigan, huron, and erie. in fall 1993, a telepho ... | 1999 | 10092416 |